Hyghes Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hyghes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hyghes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Hyghes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hyghes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hyghes occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hyghes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Hyghes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hyghes reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Hyghes is most prevalent in: Texas, where 50 percent live, Georgia, where 25 percent live and Indiana, where 25 percent live.

Hyghes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hyghes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hyghes last name declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hyghes Last Name Statistics demography

Hyghes earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Huyghe838,358/
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Hayges837/
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Hinges6730/
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Hégues672/
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Heughs671/
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Highee671/
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Hygezj671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hyghes
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